Evaluation of Shatt Al-Arab River Using Organic Pollution Index

Nada M.  Al-Baghdadi; Abdulaziz M.  Abdullah; Entisar N.  Sultan

doi:10.37077/25200860.2019.150

Article Details

Evaluation of Shatt Al-Arab River Using Organic Pollution Index

Authors:

Nada M. Al-Baghdadi | Abdulaziz M. Abdullah | Entisar N. Sultan

Publisher:

College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq

Main Topics:

OPI

Journal:

Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.32, pp.153-162

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001363487

pISSN:

2520-0860

DOI:

10.37077/25200860.2019.150

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Abstract:

 The current study has evaluated Shatt Al-Arab water using organic pollution index. The study included three stations, the first Al-Sharash, the second Al-Salhiya and the third area Al-Dweab. Water samples were monthly collected from December 2017 to November 2018. Five environmental parameters were used to calculate the organic pollution index (OPI) including Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Active nitrate (NO3), Ammonium ion (NH4) and Total Phosphate (TP). The highest biological oxygen demand was 9 mg.l-1at Al-Sharash station in July and the lowest values 1mg.l-1in the Al- Dweab station during December, January, February and April. The highest chemical oxygen demand (250 mg.l-1was recorded at Al-Sharash station in September and the lowest value was 6.2 mg.l-1in Al-Dweab station during December. Nitrates was recorded the highest value 41.51 mg nitrogen-nitrate.l-1at Al-Salhiya station in May and lowest value 1.49 mg nitrogen- nitrate.l-1at Al-Sharash station during December. The ammonium ion was recorded in highest value 7.7 mg.l-1at Al- Salhiya station in December and the lowest value 0.5 mg. l-1at Al-Sharash station during June, while phosphate value was 0.23 and 1.99 mg.l-1were recorded at Al-Sharash station in August and July respectively. The highest value of organic pollution index was 2.56 at Al-Salihiya station in August and lowest value 0.69 in the Al-Dweab station in April, while the annual rate of organic pollution index for the first, second and third stations were 1.55, 1.81 and 1.47 respectively, and 1.61 for Shatt Al-Arab water.

Article Details

Evaluation of Shatt Al-Arab River Using Organic Pollution Index

Authors:

Nada M. Al-Baghdadi | Abdulaziz M. Abdullah | Entisar N. Sultan

Publisher:

College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq

Main Topics:

OPI

Journal:

Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.32, pp.153-162

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001363487

pISSN:

2520-0860

DOI:

10.37077/25200860.2019.150

Shatt Al-Arab river

Water pollution

OPI

Issues

Article Details

Evaluation of Shatt Al-Arab River Using Organic Pollution Index

Authors: Nada M. Al-Baghdadi | Abdulaziz M. Abdullah | Entisar N. Sultan

Publisher: College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq

Main Topics: OPI

Journal: Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.32, pp.153-162

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001363487

pISSN: 2520-0860

DOI: 10.37077/25200860.2019.150

Shatt Al-Arab river

Water pollution

OPI

Issues

Authors:

Nada M. Al-Baghdadi | Abdulaziz M. Abdullah | Entisar N. Sultan

Publisher:

College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq

Main Topics:

OPI

Journal:

Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.32, pp.153-162

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001363487

pISSN:

2520-0860

DOI:

10.37077/25200860.2019.150